Bearsden Road
4 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Bearsden Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60077, -72.20090
Nearest town Athol, MA
Directions
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Bearsden Road
4 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 760–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.60077, -72.20090
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bearsden Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Bearsden Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
More from this trailhead
- Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft
- Fire Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Bearsden Road & Deep Cut Bypass Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Bearsden Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Bearsden Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 421 ft
- Bemis Hill Trail & Deep Cut Bypass Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
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